A tailored sleep fix for stroke recovery? trial puts personalized program to the test
NCT ID NCT07731516
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a six-week personalized behavioral sleep program, called ISleepFAST, can improve sleep and daily functioning in adults who have had a stroke and still struggle with sleep or circadian problems. Forty participants will be randomly assigned to either the sleep program or a general health education program. The study will measure how well the program works, how acceptable it is to participants, and whether it is safe and practical to deliver.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a six-week personalized behavioral sleep program called ISleepFAST
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could point toward a practical, non-drug treatment for sleep problems after stroke, potentially improving recovery and quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early feasibility trial with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention requires weekly in-person sessions, which may not suit everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. \>6 months from last stroke 2. aged ≥18 years 3. Cantonese language fluency 4. ≥1 self-reported sleep or circadian problem(s) for 3 months: ≥30 min to get to sleep on ≥3 nights per week, waking in the middle of night ≥30 min on ≥3 nights per week, \<6-hr sleep per night or ≥9-hr sleep per 24 hour period on ≥3 nights per week, ≥1.09 hours of variability in sleep-wake schedule across one week, and/or bedtime after 2:00 a.m. on ≥3 nights per week 5. adequate opportunities for sleep. Exclusion Criteria: 1. presence of an active and progressive physical or neurocognitive illness or substance abuse making participation infeasible 2. past or current involvement in psychological treatment for sleep issues 3. night shift work 4. pregnancy or breastfeeding.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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